# Philip the Handsome - Lord of the Netherlands, King of Castile

URL: https://allhistories.com/belgium/rulers/philip-the-handsome
Reign: 1494 – 1506
Born-Died: 1478 - 1506
Dynasty: House of Habsburg
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Handsome

Born in Bruges, Philip the Handsome took personal rule of the Netherlands in 1494 and followed a peaceful policy towards France that suited Netherlandish trade. His marriage to Joanna of Castile made him King of Castile in 1506, shortly before his sudden death.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Maximilian I](https://allhistories.com/belgium/rulers/maximilian-i)
- Next in list: [Margaret of Austria](https://allhistories.com/belgium/rulers/margaret-of-austria)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1494 - [Philip the Handsome begins his personal rule](https://allhistories.com/belgium/timeline/1494-philip-the-handsome-begins-his-personal-rule)
- 1500 - [Antwerp overtakes Bruges](https://allhistories.com/belgium/timeline/1500-antwerp-overtakes-bruges)
- 1500 - [Charles V is born in Ghent](https://allhistories.com/belgium/timeline/1500-charles-v-is-born-in-ghent)
- 1506 - [Death of Philip the Handsome](https://allhistories.com/belgium/timeline/1506-death-of-philip-the-handsome)